Chet Nichols Sr.

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Chet Nichols
Pitcher
Born: (1897-07-02)July 2, 1897
Woonsocket, Rhode Island
Died: July 11, 1982(1982-07-11) (aged 85)
Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
July 30, 1926, for the Pittsburgh Pirates
Last MLB appearance
May 29, 1932, for the Philadelphia Phillies
MLB statistics
Win–loss record1–8
Earned run average7.19
Strikeouts33
Teams

Chester Raymond Nichols Sr. (July 2, 1897 – July 11, 1982) was an American

New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies. Born in Woonsocket, Rhode Island
, he threw and batted right-handed, stood 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m) tall and weighed 160 pounds (73 kg).

Baseball career

Minor leagues

Nichols was 27 years of age when he broke into professional baseball in 1925. Pitching for the

innings of work. The following year, he was more successful, winning 13 and losing six, with an ERA of 2.37.[1]

Major Leagues

He earned a promotion all the way to the

MLB career). His last appearance in a Buc uniform came on July 23, two months before the Pirates played in the 1927 World Series
.

Nichols was drafted by another contending club,

minor leagues with the Montreal Royals of the top-level International League
.

Then, in October 1929, he was selected in the Rule 5 draft by the tail-ending Philadelphia Phillies. The 1930 campaign would be Nichols' only full year in Major League Baseball, and it was an historic season for his ball club. The 1930 Phillies batted .315 as a team; they featured two batters who hit over .380—Hall of Famer Chuck Klein (.386) and Lefty O'Doul (.383)—and scored 944 runs. But their pitching staff allowed 1,199 runs of their own, and posted a horrendous 6.71 earned run average.[2] The Phillies finished 52–102 and dead last in the National League.

Nichols worked in 26 games for the 1930 Phillies, and compiled a 1–2 won–lost record with a 6.79 earned run average. He made the only five starts of his big-league career, and on June 17 recorded his only complete game and only victory in a major league uniform, defeating the Pirates 5–4 at the Baker Bowl, going all ten innings on the mound.[3]

The following year saw Nichols appear mostly for the

Boston Braves.[4]
His final professional game came in a Philadelphia uniform on May 29; he was the losing pitcher in relief in a contest against the Giants.

All told, Nichols posted a 1–8 won–lost record as a big-leaguer, with a 7.19 career earned run average. He allowed 167 hits and 56

bases on balls, with 33 strikeouts, in 1222⁄3 innings pitched. However, his son, Chet Jr. (1931–1995), would enjoy a degree of success during his nine-season MLB pitching career (1951, 1954–1956, and 1960–1964), winning 34 games and, as a rookie, becoming the 1951
earned run average champion of the National League.

References

  1. Baseball Reference
  2. Baseball Reference
  3. ^ Retrosheet box score (17 June 1930): "Philadelphia Phillies 5, Pittsburgh Pirates 4 (10 innings)"
  4. ^ Retrosheet box score (25 April 1932): "Philadelphia Phillies 4, Boston Braves 3"

External links

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